How Does Bank Competition Affect Solvency, Liquidity and Credit Risk? : Evidence from the MENA Countries /

The paper analyzes the relationship between bank competition and stability, with a specific focus on the Middle East and North Africa. Price competition has a positive effect on bank liquidity, as it induces self-discipline incentives on banks for the choice of bank funding sources and for the holdi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Almarzoqi, Raja
Other Authors: Ben Naceur, Sami, Scopelliti, Alessandro
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/210
Online Access:Full text available on IMF